Mohamed Salah scored a 94th-minute winner from the penalty spot to ensure Liverpool maintained their 100 per cent start to the Premier League season. It looked like being a frustrating afternoon for the champions at Turf Moor as they struggled to break down a stubborn Burnley side. But Liverpool were awarded a penalty deep into stoppage time following a handball from Hannibal Mejbri and Salah made no mistake from the spot to send the Reds back to the top of the table.
Liverpool were without Alexander Isak, the £125million summer signing who had been expected to make his Liverpool debut at Turf Moor but was left out of the squad. Slot explained his decision, as Isak builds up his fitness after missing pre-season and the first three games of the season for Newcastle having gone on strike to force his move to Anfield.
It was more heartbreak for Burnley, who pushed Manchester United close and were also unfortunate to lose 3-2 at Old Trafford in their last game. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog.
Burnley vs Liverpool latest
- GOAL! Salah wins it at the death
- RED CARD! Ugochukwu sent off for Burnley
- Slot explains Isak absence from Liverpool squad
Full-time: Burnley 0-1 Liverpool
15:57 , Giuseppe MuroLiverpool werenot convincing but they have won again. Four wins from four for the champions.
GOAL! Burnley 0-1 Liverpool | Salah 90+4’
15:54 , Giuseppe MuroLiverpool have won it! Salah makes no mistake.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:54 , Giuseppe Muro90+4 mins: Liverpool penalty! Handball from Hannibal. Liverpool have a chance to win it at the death!
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:53 , Giuseppe Muro90+3 mins: Chance for Frimpong! Ngumoha does brilliantly and finds Frimpong in space at the back post… and he forces a save from Dubrabka. Burnley survive.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:51 , Giuseppe Muro90+2 mins: Liverpool can’t find a way through.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:50 , Giuseppe Muro90 mins: Five minutes of added time. Burnley still standing firm.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:49 , Giuseppe Muro89 mins: Can Liverpool produce another late show?
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:47 , Giuseppe Muro85 mins: Final throw of the dice for Liverpool as Slot makes a double change. Ngumoha and Frimpong on for Wirtz and Konate.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:47 , Giuseppe Muro85 mins: No he can’t... the free-kick goes over.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:46 , Giuseppe Muro84 mins: Szoboszlai standing over the free-kick. Can he do what he did against Arsenal?
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:44 , Giuseppe Muro83 mins: Liverpool free-kick right on the edge of the area. And Ugochukwu is sent off for a second yellow card for foul on Wirtz.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:43 , Giuseppe Muro80 mins: Into the final 10 minutes. Can Liverpool find the breakthrough?
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:39 , Giuseppe Muro79 mins: It’s backs to the wall for Burnley but they are still standing firm. Liverpool have been below their best but Burnley deserve so much credit.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:38 , Giuseppe Muro77 mins: Liverpool clear the cross.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:36 , Giuseppe Muro76 mins: Yellow card for Bradley for a foul on Anthony. Free-kick Burnley in a crossing position on the left.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:35 , Giuseppe Muro75 mins: Into the final 15 minutes…
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:34 , Giuseppe Muro74 mins: It’s all Liverpool. Szoboszlai cuts in from the right and fires a shot wide with his left foot.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:33 , Giuseppe Muro73 mins: Chance for Liverpool! Chiesa has just come on, Roberston finds him with a cross from the left and Chiesa glances a header just wide.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:32 , Giuseppe Muro72 mins: Might Slot wish he had put Isak on the bench today? Liverpool could do with him right now.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:31 , Giuseppe Muro71 mins: Liverpool change. Chiesa on for Ekitike.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:29 , Giuseppe Muro67 mins: Another Burnley block! That’s 10 blocked shots, this time Gravenberch takes aim from 22 yards but Burnley stand firm.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:25 , Giuseppe Muro64 mins: Salah has been quiet again today for Liverpool. Bradley does well down the right and Salah overhits a cross straight out of play.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:24 , Giuseppe Muro62 mins: Double change for Burnley. Cullen and Tchaouna are replaced by Hannibal and Florentino.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:19 , Giuseppe Muro58 mins: Szoboszlai goes close! He lets fly from abut 25 yards and forces a brilliant save from Dubrabka, who tips the ball over for a corner. Gakpo overhits the corner and it goes straight out.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:18 , Giuseppe Muro57mins: Brilliant defending from Burnley. The home side throw bodies in front of the ball to block shots from Ekitike and then Szoboszlai.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:16 , Giuseppe Muro55 mins: Wirtz goes close! Burnley almost create a chance on the counter-attack but it comes to nothing and Liverpool break themselves. Wirtz creates a yard to get a shot away and curls just wide of the post.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:09 , Giuseppe Muro49 mins: Liverpool go close again! They have upped the tempo at the start of the second half and a header from Bradley is deflected behind for another corner, which is cleared.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:08 , Giuseppe Muro48 mins: Gravenberch goes close! Burnley fail to properly clear the corner and Gravenberch thumps a volley inches over the bar.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:07 , Giuseppe Muro47 mins: Gakpo runs at Walker inside the area down the left and Walker has a little nibble at his ankles. Liverpool only win a corner but that was risky from Walker.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
15:06 , Giuseppe Muro46 mins: Back underway at Turf Moor.
Slot has made a change at the break. Bradley on for Mac Allister. Szoboszlai moves into midfield.
Liverpool have had 78 per cent possession but one shot on target in the first half says it all.
Plenty to ponder for Arne Slot at half-time.
Half-time: Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
14:50 , Giuseppe MuroA frustrating half for the champions, who have dominated the ball but created little.
Burnley have looked pretty comfortable and been a threat on the counter.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
14:47 , Giuseppe Muro43 mins: Mac Allister sends a cross straight out for a goal kick. That sums up the first half, it’s just not happened for Liverpool. Burnley deserve real credit, they look pretty comfortable to be honest.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
14:43 , Giuseppe Muro41 mins: Gakpo’s shot is deflected behind for another corner. Wirtz’s swings in a dangerous ball but Burley clear.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
14:42 , Giuseppe Muro40 mins: Ekitike goes close! He does well on the left, beats his man and pokes a cross that drifts inches past the far post.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
14:41 , Giuseppe Muro38 mins: Liverpool make an early substitution and Slot takes off Kerkez and brings on Robertson. The left-back was on a booking and gave a free-kick away on the halfway line a few minutes ago. That’s sensible management from Slot, with Burnley looking like causing problems on the counter.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
14:39 , Giuseppe Muro34 mins: Burnley win a corner, which Liverpool clear and then break down the left with Salah. Salah tried to pick up Ekitike at the back post but his cross sails out for a goal kick.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
14:34 , Giuseppe Muro31 mins: Liverpool win a couple of corners in quick succession but they come to nothing.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
14:32 , Giuseppe Muro29 mins: Burnley causing Liverpool problems on the counter-attack again… but Van Dijk mops up the danger with brilliant defending to snuff out Taylor.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
14:29 , Giuseppe Muro27 mins: Liverpool are struggling to really create much from open play. This has been a decent start from Burnley, who are very well organised.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
14:29 , Giuseppe Muro24 mins: Liverpool are dominating the ball but Burnley are holding firm so far and look a threat on the counter.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
14:24 , Giuseppe Muro21 mins: Kerkez goes down in the box… but gets booked for diving. Michael Oliver was straight out with the yellow card and that was the right decision. A clear dive.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
14:19 , Giuseppe Muro16 mins: Mac Allister needs some lengthy treatment and is hobbling, but this is a concern for Liverpool.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
14:18 , Giuseppe Muro15 mins: Yellow card for Ugochukwu, who goes in hard on Mac Allister. He won the ball but caught the Liverpool midfielder with his follow through. VAR checks and decides a yellow card is the right decision.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
14:15 , Giuseppe Muro13 mins: Liverpool win another corner, which Burnley clear. But Dubrabka does not look comfortable with those crosses into the box.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
14:13 , Giuseppe Muro11 mins: Big chance for Liverpool! They win a corner on the left, Gakpo swings the ball in and Konate heads over from right underneath the crossbar.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
14:10 , Giuseppe Muro8 mins: Liverpool win a corner on the left but it comes to nothing.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
14:09 , Giuseppe Muro7 mins: Chance for Burnley! The hosts capitalise on a sloppy pass from Van Dijk and Anthony shoots just over the bar from the edge of the area. Burnley will be encouraged by the start they have made. A few things for Slot to think about.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
14:06 , Giuseppe Muro5 mins: Gakpo shoots over from range.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
14:06 , Giuseppe Muro3 mins: Burnley try to break. The counter-attack comes to nothing this time but Liverpool had a lot of players high up the pitch there and you sense those transitions could be a key factor this afternoon.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
14:04 , Giuseppe Muro2 mins: Liverpool try to make a fast start. Mac Allister tries to link up with Gakpoon the left the but he overhits his pass and the ball goes out.
Kick-off
14:01 , Giuseppe Muro1 mins: Underway at Turf Moor
Here come the two teams!
Slot explains Isak absence from Liverpool squad
13:47 , Giuseppe MuroArne Slot has explained his decision to leave Alexander Isak out of the Liverpool squad.
Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of the game, Slot said: “As everybody knew, he did not have any team training at Newcastle, then went to the national team and only played there for 15-20 minutes.
“We think, with a week when we played three games in seven days, this is the best lead-up for him to be available against Atletico Madrid.”
Asked how long it will be before Isak is up to full speed, Slot said: “That is always difficult to say.
“What I can say is, in a pre-season after one or two weeks you play your first 45-60 minutes and you build that up gradually. But you do that with proper training sessions during the week. Now we hardly have any proper training sessions with the team because we play three games in seven days.
“Where would he be? Second or third week of pre-season I would say. So able to hopefully able to play during the week 45 minutes or more. But then two days later we play Everton. So it is going to be interesting for the performance staff, for us to get the best out of him from the start but also keep him available until the end.
“Another player that was not available for team training for a long time was [Yoane] Wissa, he got two 90-minute games and he is out for with an injury now for four weeks. That tells you how difficult the balance is with a player who has missed team sessions for such a long time.”
Today's officials
13:35 , Arthur FerridgeReferee - Michael Oliver
Assistant Referee 1 - Stuart Burt
Assistant Referee 2 - James Mainwaring
Fourth Official - Christopher Kavanagh
Video Assistant Referee - Paul Tierney
Scott Parker's record against Liverpool
13:20 , Arthur FerridgeThis will be Scott Parker’s first Premier League match against Liverpool since losing 9-0 with Bournemouth in August 2022.
But he has beaten Liverpool before, a 1-0 win in March 2021, and could become the second manager to beat both Jurgen Klopp and Arne Slot in the Premier League, along with Marco Silva.
Liverpool have had to rely on their considerable attacking options to bail them out of a couple of situations this season and Arne Slot knows they remain key to their success.
The defending champions have won all three of their fixtures so far but required late goals against Bournemouth and Newcastle after twice conceding two-goal leads, which pointed to defensive frailties.
Against Burnley, he will again need those resources up front against a team they will find hard to break down.
Liverpool have scored eight goals, the most in the top flight, without actually creating that many clear-cut chances and Slot was asked how he hoped to improve that.
"To implement as best as possible the way we want to play," he said.
"But in the end the final third it is also the form of your wingers mainly because of their playing style you end up more on the sides.
"The better they are, the bigger threat they are, the more chances we will generate and then nine out of 10 times it is about scoring.
"If you can score an early goal that normally helps you in a game like that.
"There are a lot of factors going into a game like this but as always we are hoping that our attackers make the difference and that is what they have to do every single game."
No Isak!
12:55 , Arthur FerridgeAlexander Isak’s absence is something of a surprise.
Slot said pre-match that he would have to build up gradually before being involved in a match, but it was expected that he would at least make the bench at Turf Moor.
He had played for Sweden in a 2-0 loss to Kosovo in the international break, making an 18-minute cameo in which he was booked and missed a brace of big chances.
Burnley confirmed team news
12:49 , Arthur FerridgeHere’s how the hosts line up.
Burnley starting XI: Dubravka; Walker, Hartman, Esteve, Ugochukwu, Foster, Anthony, Tchaouna, Ekdal, Cullen, Laurent
Subs: Weis, Worrall, Edwards, Humpreys, Florentino, Flemming, Pires, Broja, Hannibal
Liverpool confirmed team news
12:46 , Arthur FerridgeArne Slot leaves Isak on Merseyside!
Liverpool starting XI: Alisson; Szboszlai, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez; Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Wirtz; Salah, Gakpo, Ekitike
Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Endo, Bradley, Chiesa, Robertson, Frimpong, Nyoni, Ngumoha
Stats
12:40 , Giuseppe Muro- Burnley have lost 14 of their 18 Premier League matches against Liverpool (W2 D2), including each of their last five in a row since a 1-0 win at Anfield in January 2021.
- Liverpool have won eight of their nine away Premier League matches at Turf Moor against Burnley (L1), winning the last six in a row.
- Liverpool are looking to win their opening four Premier League matches in a season for a third time, also doing so in 2018-19 (finished 2nd) and 2019-20 (won the title).
- Burnley have already shipped 37.5 per cent of their total league goals from 2024-25 (16) in the Premier League this season (6). If they concede two in this game, it’d be the joint earliest in Football League history a side had already conceded 50 per cent or more of their goal tally from the previous campaign.
Burnley vs Liverpool match odds
12:32 , Giuseppe MuroBurnley to win: 17/2
Liverpool to win: 3/10
Draw: 9/2
Odds via Betfair (subject to change)
Head-to-head record
12:16 , Giuseppe MuroBurnley wins: 38
Liverpool wins: 61
Draws: 29
Slot: Isak will have to ‘build-up gradually’ with Liverpool
12:08 , Giuseppe MuroArne Slot has tempered expectations surrounding Alexander Isak by suggesting he is unlikely hit the ground running after a disrupted pre-season.
The £125million deadline-day signing’s dispute with Newcastle over his entitlement to a move meant a late substitute appearance against Kosovo represented his first minutes of football since May.
Slot, who has said Isak was "maybe the best striker in the world", has asked for fans to be patient with him if the striker was taken off or not brought on until late on as he tries to get him up to speed.
"Don't expect him to be every single game 90 minutes on the pitch. That's definitely not going to happen for the next few weeks. He missed a proper pre-season," said the Dutchman.
"I think he missed three or four months of team sessions, so now we have to build him up gradually with us playing so many games and hardly any training time.
"That is going to be a challenge, but we have not just signed him for the upcoming two weeks, we have signed him for six years so this is what we have to keep in mind and what the fans have to keep in mind if I take him off in a certain moment or I only bring him in for a few moments. That is all for the fitness of the player."
Prediction
11:59 , Giuseppe MuroLiverpool are the top scorers in the division this season, and that is without being able to call upon Isak so far. The good news for Burnley is the Swede is unlikely to be firing on all cylinders given his lack of game time.
The bad news for the hosts is the likes of Mohamed Salah, Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo will be keen to get amongst the goals after being kept quiet by Arsenal last time out.
If Burnley can catch the Reds in a post-international break slump then a result is possible, but it’s hard to see past a comfortable win for the reigning Premier League champions.
Liverpool to win, 3-0.
Liverpool team news
11:52 , Giuseppe MuroAlexander Isak is in line to make his Liverpool debut this afternoon.
The £125milion summer signing has trained with his new team-mates for the first time this week and is set to go straight into the squad at Turf Moor.
But Arne Slot has said he will not rush Isak into the team and the striker is likely to be on the bench, having not had a proper pre-season as he tried to force his move from Newcastle.
Jeremie Frimpong has returned to training after missing the last two matches with a hamstring injury and should feature, while Ibrahima Konate shrugged off a late scare against Arsenal to play two full games for France.
The scene is set at Tuf Moor...
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Burnley team news
11:43 , Giuseppe MuroScott Parker has no fresh concerns from the international break and Hjalmar Ekdal is fine despite limping off for Sweden this week.
Zeki Amdouni is still out, while Jordan Beyer and Conor Roberts are not yet ready to return.
How to watch
11:35 , Giuseppe MuroTV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports. Coverage starts at 1pm BST on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR ahead of the 2pm kick-off.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app.
Good afternoon!
11:34 , Giuseppe MuroHello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Burnley vs Liverpool!
Liverpool are at Turf Moor as they return to Premier League action after the international break.
Arne Slot’s side have three wins from their first three games and will be expected to continue their fine start to the season against Burnley.
We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news right here, ahead of kick-off which comes at 2pm BST from Turf Moor.
